BHS girls hoops keeps rolling in Bakersfield

BAKERSFIELD – The Burroughs girls basketball team still hasn't dropped a game in the Bakersfield summer league. Wednesday night, the Burros rolled past Golden Valley and Arvin by comfortable margins to remain undefeated in eight league games.

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By Anthony GentileSPORTS EDITORagentile@ridgecrestca.com­

Ridgecrest Daily Independent - Ridgecrest, CA

By Anthony GentileSPORTS EDITORagentile@ridgecrestca.com­

Posted Jun. 27, 2013 at 1:14 PM
Updated Jun 27, 2013 at 1:16 PM

By Anthony GentileSPORTS EDITORagentile@ridgecrestca.com­

Posted Jun. 27, 2013 at 1:14 PM
Updated Jun 27, 2013 at 1:16 PM

BAKERSFIELD – The Burroughs girls basketball team still hasn't dropped a game in the Bakersfield summer league. Wednesday night, the Burros rolled past Golden Valley and Arvin by comfortable margins to remain undefeated in eight league games.

"We just kind of worked on things," head coach Robert Campbell said.

In its first game, Burroughs raced to a 25-6 halftime lead on its way to a 41-19 win over Golden Valley. The Burros' backcourt accounted for 31 points and simply overmatched the Bulldogs' guards.

"Their guards were pretty weak and we just exposed them," Campbell said.

Madison Schiller and Alex Simmons led the team with nine points apiece in the win, Aubrey Hayes added eight and Allie Silva scored six. Schiller also had six steals and three assists – both team highs.

"She's one of our best on-ball defensive players," Campbell said about Schiller. "She's very quick and very good at anticipating the play and stealing the ball from people."

Aside from Chantia Jennings' team-high four rebounds, Burroughs' frontcourt was relatively quiet in the opening game victory. Burros posts scored only four points against Golden Valley.

"We had trouble with our inside game and we were trying to balance our scoring," Campbell said. "We had been talking about it for a while, and it was starting to get me irritated."

Against Arvin in the second game, Burroughs found the scoring balance Campbell was looking for. The Burros' frontcourt combined for 25 points in a lopsided 44-14 win.

"One of the problems is they don't get ball because they don't have their target hands up," Campbell said. "It's a matter of making yourself look like you want the ball and getting open. They got the ball and they drove to the basket."

Talia Forsythe scored eight points against Arvin, Brianna Moore had six, Lexi Herrera finished with five and Jennings added four – to go along with 10 rebounds. Hayes scored a team-high 11 points and Kaitlynn Roberts led the team with three assists as the Burros broke down the Bears' half-court trap with ease.

"We did a really good job of moving the ball," Campbell said.

Burroughs wraps up Bakersfield summer league action next Monday with the league semifinals (against Shafter) and championship game. The Burros haven't been tested in Bakersfield so far – their eight wins have come by an average of 25.5 points – but the league has been helpful in other ways.

"You get to work on doing things and repetitions – doing things on offense and on defense," Campbell said. "They are learning how to play together and we're not having to play against each other."

Burroughs returns to action locally this Friday. The team takes the floor at Cerro Coso Community College for a two-day tournament.